# Schecter 2026: FBI investigating deaths and disappearances of staff at secretive government laboratories. Here's what we know.

> Anna Schecter, Daniel Klaidman, Pat Milton et al., 2026. 12 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The FBI's 21 April statement that it was…

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# FBI investigating deaths and disappearances of staff at secretive government laboratories. Here's what we know.

Anna Schecter, Daniel Klaidman, Pat Milton et al., 2026. _CBS News_.

**America's missing scientists, 2021–2026Secondary source** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The FBI's 21 April statement that it was "spearheading" a search for connections, NNSA's response, and the roles of each person, including those who were not scientists.

## Cited by on this site 12 records

[Most of the people on the list had no reported UFO or exotic-propulsion work at all](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQR5HD40W3/most-of-the-people-on-the-list-had-no-reported-ufo-or-exotic)

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[No investigating agency reported a sign of another person or of foul play in any of the four cases](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRSD5KRW0/no-investigating-agency-reported-a-sign-of-another-person-or)

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[Several of the people worked at sites that hold nuclear or space secrets](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQQT0R5KZS/several-of-the-people-worked-at-sites-that-hold-nuclear-or)

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[Several on the list had no access worth targeting: an assistant without high-level clearance, a custodian, a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQQZMGXR6P/several-on-the-list-had-no-access-worth-targeting-an)

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[Several people on the list were not scientists, as the FBI director himself said](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQQKNCQ99R/several-people-on-the-list-were-not-scientists-as-the-fbi)

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[The clearances that are known are low or lapsed: an assistant without high-level clearance, a general with a retiree…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRK9FWVQ0/the-clearances-that-are-known-are-low-or-lapsed-an-assistant)

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[The sheriff's office has found no evidence of foul play or of a link to his classified work](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRCTDP0CS/the-sheriffs-office-has-found-no-evidence-of-foul-play-or-of)

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[Their reported jobs span a dozen employers and fields with no programme in common](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQRJTQBW31/their-reported-jobs-span-a-dozen-employers-and-fields-with)

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[Melissa Casias goes missing in Taos County](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCR8SXDV6TC/melissa-casias-goes-missing-in-taos-county)

EVT

[The FBI says it is "spearheading" a search for connections](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCRAA5WQJHH/the-fbi-says-it-is-spearheading-a-search-for-connections)

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[Kash Patel](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/people/FIG0DCQX2ENYV75/kash-patel)

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[America's missing scientists, 2021–2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Schecter, A., Klaidman, D., Milton, P., & Teitelbaum, C. (2026). FBI investigating deaths and disappearances of staff at secretive government laboratories. Here's what we know.. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deaths-disappearances-scientists-staff-government-labs/
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